This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017, by ethnicity. U.S. adults were asked if they had the impression that they were prescribed a drug that they did not need. In total, 6 percent of Black or African American respondents indicated that they had the impression they were prescribed a drug that they did not need, while 10 percent of Hispanic American or Latino respondents indicated the same.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 10, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Were under The Impression They Were Prescribed a Drug They Did Not Really Need as of 2017, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Feb 2017, /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who were under the impression they were prescribed a drug they did not really need as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/696307/us-adults-that-believe-they-have-been-prescribed-a-drug-they-did-not-need-by-ethnicity/
